WITH A HISTORY OF FOOD STAMP FRAUD WHILE WORKING IN THE CITY'S FINANCE OFFICE. ACTION NEWS REPORTER MAY CHOW HAS THE STORY. ###### QUICK NATS OF DEANNA ALLEN SPEAKING FROM CITY COUNCIL VIDEO/toward the end FINANCE SPECIALIST DEANNA ALLEN -- SEEN HERE IN THIS CITY COUNCIL VIDEO -- WAS CONVICTED LAST YEAR OF FRAUDULENTLY RECEIVING FOOD STAMPS WHILE EARNING MORE THAN 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SALARY AND BENEFITS FROM HER JOB WITH CARMEL-BY-THE- SEA. ACCORDING TO COURT RECORDS, ALLEN AND HER HUSBAND RECEIVED NEARLY 5- THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FOOD STAMPS FROM 20- 09 TO 2011. HER CRIME SURFACED THIS WEEK IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE CARMEL PINE CONE NEWSPAPER. CITY ADMINISTRATOR JASON STILWELL TOLD ACTION NEWS ALLEN INFORMED THE CITY ABOUT HER CONVICTION LAST WEEK ...AND BOTH HE AND MAYOR JASON BURNETT SAY MAINTAIN RECORD HAS NO IMPACT ON THE CITY'S FINANCES. BURNETT 6:03-6:19 "i have complete confidence in her, I talked to city administrator, and we have appropriate checks and balances in place. you want to have that in place for a good financial oversight system regardless." SHOW TWO SHOT BURNETT SAYS ALLEN DID NOT INTENTIONALLY TOOK ACTION TO HARM THE CITY, AND INSTEAD, MADE A PERSONAL MISTAKE. BURNETT 3:30-3:41 "she made a mistake, and has worked to correct it she has in my judgment, I think it's a value in our society that we give people a second chance." BURNETT SAYS CARMEL BY THE SEA RESIDENTS CAN BE ASSURED THAT ALLEN IS DOING HER JOB BY THE BOOKS, AND SHE HAS EVEN RECEIVED THREE AWARDS FOR HER PERFORMANCE. SHOW CITY COUNCIL VIDEO WITH NATS MOST RECENTLY, ON FEBRUARY FOURTH, WHEN THE CITY AND THE MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY RECONGIZED ALLEN'S WORK. BURNETT 6:19-6:24: "she has always worked hard for the city and worked for the city's best interest." REPORTING IN CARMEL BY THE SEA, MAY CHOW KSBW ACTION NEWS EIGHT.### CITY ADMINISTRATOR JASON STILWELL SAYS ALLEN'S FUTURE WITH CITY HALL WAS DISCUSSED AND THE CITY FOUND NO REASON TO PLACE HER ON ADMINISTRATRIVE LEAVE, AND THERE WERE NO LEGAL GROUND FOR TERMINATION.### THE NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL HAS